Clothes supporting attachment for ironing boards



July 11, 1939. AI F, Hipp 2,165,548

CLOTHES SUPPORTING ATTACHMENT FOR IRONING BOARDS Fi-led Aug. 25, 1937 Patented July 11, 1939 UNITED' STATES CLOTHES SUPPORTINGl ATTACHMENT FOR IRO-NING BOARDSv Augusta F.Av Hipp, St; Joseph, Mo.

Application August 25,`

Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in a clothes supportingattachment for ironing boards, and has for its principal object, a clothes supporting attachment that is adjustable to support clothes at diierent predetermined positions along the length of the board.

A further object of the present invention is the provision of la clothes supporting attachment that is adapted to be positioned in collapsed form beneath the surface of the ironing board or extending therebeyond to support an apron suitable for receiving the clothes being ironed, whereby said clothes will be supported above the oor.

Other objects are simplicity and economy oi construction, efficiency of operation, and adaptability tothe various forms of ironing boards.

With these, as well as other objects which will appear during the course of the speciiication. in view, reference will now be had to the drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of an ironing board with a. clothes supporting attachment associated therewith, embodying this invention.

Fig. 2 is an inverted plan view, with the clothes supporting attachment shown in position thereon, some of the parts of which are broken away.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary elevation of a portion of the ironing board, with the clothes supporting attachment in position thereon.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary, inverted plan of a portion of the ironing board, showing the clothes supporting attachment in the collapsed position, and,

Fig. 5 is a sectional view, taken on line V-V of Fig. 2.

Throughout the several views of the drawing, like reference characters refer to similar parts, and the numeral I0 designates an ironing board of a common type wherein the board I2 is supported on legs I4. Many other types of supporting means might be used in the place of the one shown, since it is only essential that the board be supported by some means above the floor, for convenience of the operator.

The object of this invention is to provide a clothes supporting means whereby the garments or other articles being ironed may be permitted to project below the board without any chance of becoming soiled by contacting the iioor. This supporting means I6 comprises a plate I8, which is securely attached to the underside of board I2 by means of screws 2D. Sockets 22 and 24, integral with plate I8, are relatively offset and are positioned transversely of board I2 to respectively receive right angled trunnions 26 and 1937, serial Nt. 160,804 (ci. ssi- 106) 28of arms 30 and 32: The inner ends of arms 30 and 32 are respectively'formed inwardly to produce trunn'ions 34 and 3E, which rest respectively on tables 38 andlliY when the arms are extended toward. the outer end of the board, as show in solid lines. Tables 42 and 44 are provided at the other end of plate I8 to serve as bearing; points of trunnions`34 and 36 respectively when the arms 30 and 32 are moved about their axes through one hundred eighty degrees to extend inwardly, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2. Extension` rods 46 and 48 are adapted to respectively telescope into hollow arms 3B and 32 and be adjusted therein to vary the total length of the arms. Trunnions 26 and 28 are each provided at their outer extremities with cotter key 56, which serves to limit the outward movement of the trunnions.

Referring to Fig. 4, it will be noted that the arms 30 and 32 when moved inwardly, as shown, fall entirely within the outer contour of the board for convenience of packing and to be out of the way when not in use.

The arms 30 and 32 are adapted to be extended beyond the opposite edges of the board to receive an apron 52, which drops below and beneath the board to preclude any possible chance of the articles being ironed dropping to the oor.

Apron 52 is provided at its opposite edges with boots 54, through which the extension rods 46 are inserted, as shown in Fig. l.

In the operation of the device, the arms 30 and 32 are rst moved outwardly beyond the board I2. When so positioned, they may be independently rotated so as to extend toward the squared end or the rounded end of the board. The extension rods 46 and 48 may be positioned to the desired distance beyond the arms 30 and 32, and the apron secured thereon. While it may appear that, when Vthe arms are directed toward the squared end of the board, there will be little room for the apron, however, it is suflicient to support articles being ironed on the-board thereabove. In many instances this supporting attachment will be used on boards having but one central leg and an end support, and in such cases, no interference will be experienced in the full use of the apron.

The convenient adjustment of the arms as a Whole to and from a position beneath the board and also frompone end portion to the other end portion of the board, to support the apron in arcuate form therebelow, is very apparent, as described above.

What I claim is:

1. In combination with an ironing board having means whereby the board is supported above the floor; a pair of arms carried by said board and extending substantially parallel with 4the major axis thereof, adapted to be adjusted transversely to and from each other in a substantially horizontal plane and to and from a position directly beneath said board; and an apron carried by said arms to extend across and below said board.

2. In combination with an ironing board having means whereby the board is supported above the floor; a pair of arms pivotally carried by said board and abutment means to normally support said arms substantially parallel with the major axis thereof, adapted to be adjusted transversely in a substantially horizontal plane, to' and from a position directly beneath said boardyand an apron carried by said arms to extend across and below said board.

3. In combination with an ironing board having means whereby the board is supported above the door; a pair of arms pivotally mounted in bearings carried by said board for rotation about a horizontal axis and abutting means at opposite sides of said bearings to selectively maintain said arms substantially parallel with the major axis thereof, said arms being adapted to be respectively adjusted transversely in opposite d1- rections in a substantially horizontal plane, tg and from a position directly beneath said board; and an apron carried by said arms to extend below said board.

4. In an ironing board having means whereby the board is supported in operative position above the floor; a pair of rotatable arms carried by said board for rotation through substantially degrees in vertical planes respectively, adjacent opposite longitudinal edges of said board and .transversely movable in a substantially horizontal plane, to and from a position directly vtherebelow; and an apron carried by said arms adapted to present a clothes supporting trough below said board.

5. In an ironing board having means whereby the board is supported in a raised, operating position above the floor; a pair of arms carried respectively adjacent opposite longitudinal edges of said board for movement in substantially vertical planes, and transversely movable in a substantially horizontal plane to and from a position directly therebelow; and an apron supported at itsV opposite edges to said arms and extending therebeneath intermediate said board and the floor.

AUGUSTA F. HIEP. 

